Bali Nine: Death row Briton 'deeply saddened' by executions

By David Mercer

A British grandmother on death row in Indonesia said she is "deeply saddened" by the "senseless, brutal deaths" of two Australians who were among eight convicted drug smugglers reportedly executed in the country.

A British grandmother on death row in Indonesia said she is "deeply saddened" by the "senseless, brutal deaths" of two Australians who were among eight convicted drug smugglers reportedly executed in the country.

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Bali Nine: Death row Briton 'deeply saddened' by executions

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A British grandmother on death row in Indonesia said she is "deeply saddened" by the "senseless, brutal deaths" of two Australians who were among eight convicted drug smugglers reportedly executed in the country.

Lindsay Sandiford, who is facing death by firing squad for drugs offences, said Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan "touched the levels of a great many people" after helping to rehabilitate fellow prisoners.

The men's executions by firing squad reportedly took place in Besi prison on the island of Nusakambangan despite calls from the Australian government to delay the killings.

In a statement issued through her lawyer from Kerobokan Prison in Bali, Ms Sandiford, 58, said: "I am deeply saddened to learn that Myuran Sukumaran and my dear friend Andrew Chan have been executed today.

"Many things have been said about whether Andrew and Myuran deserved to die for their crimes.

"I didn't know those men at the time they committed those crimes 10 years ago. What I can say is that the Andrew and Myuran I knew were men who did good and touched the lives of a great many people, including myself."

Ms Sandiford, from Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, said Chan was a "close friend and confidante" when they were in Kerobokan prison together.